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danny58264
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2 minutes ago, danny58264 said:

So, at this moment I have a q6600, 4gb ram and an hd  6950 2gb. Should I upgrade to a GTX 770, or should I get new mobo, with an x3450 and 8gb ram? Which would boost the performance more?

Just save up for a better system. 

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Save for a few months and get a i5-7400 and a RX 480

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4 hours ago, Abdul201588 said:

Just save up for a better system. 

ya save up i would lean towards gpu but if you honestly think the cpu could be a bottle neck fix that instead.

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CPU: i5 4690k  (4.7Ghz 1.36v)                                        MOBO: MSI z97 gaming 5

GPU: MSI GTX 1070 gaming x                  Case: NZXT s340 elite Black/Red

Storage: 1tb seagate SSHD, 240gb PNY ssd                    PSU: Corsair RM750X

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16GB Hyper X Fury Memory

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Cinebench R15 (CPU= 509cb) (OpenGL=118.28 FPS)

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